Senior Recreational Fishery Data Coordinator

State of Maryland - DNR - Fisheries Service; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Maryland - DNR - Fisheries Service in Annapolis seeks a Natural Resource Biologist IV to develop and run a recreational data collection program focused on fishing effort, harvest and related biological data. Collaboration with partners shapes data collection for stock assessments.

The role includes outreach to anglers and coordination with NOAA and other agencies to design and implement a compliant data system for ongoing recreational surveys.

Qualifications

• Four years of professional research/analysis in biology or natural resources fields.
• Bachelor’s degree plus five years’ professional biological work recommended.
• Graduate education may substitute for experience per policy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a recreational data collection program for fishing effort and harvest.
• Coordinate with NOAA and partner agencies to align data collection with surveys.
• Conduct outreach to recreational and for-hire anglers to inform data collection.

Skills

Biology / Environmental science

Data collection / data analysis

Stakeholder outreach

Fisheries data familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or related field

Job description

State of Maryland - DNR - Fisheries Service in Annapolis seeks a Natural Resource Biologist IV to develop and run a recreational data collection program focused on fishing effort, harvest and related biological data. Collaboration with partners shapes data collection for stock assessments.

The role includes outreach to anglers and coordination with NOAA and other agencies to design and implement a compliant data system for ongoing recreational surveys.